Wabi sabi and the secret to your creativity

Wabi sabi and the secret to your creativity

Creativity

As a recovering perfectionist I occasionally still hate myself. It’s not a self-harm kind of hatred, but more a smothering loathing. It springs from the well of obsession.   Perfection has its place. But for those of us that live with the insatiable drive for...
Empty bowl blogging: 3 small steps to achieving nirvana

Empty bowl blogging: 3 small steps to achieving nirvana

Creativity

Sitting at my keyboard today, my mind is empty.     The space inside is quiet. It’s dark and silent. Nothing. What am I to say? Nothing comes. Then, an image. A bowl. A  simple bowl. An empty bowl. A symbol, perhaps? But what does it mean? Empty space. An...
From the Summerland: What’s in a word?

From the Summerland: What’s in a word?

Messaging/Copywriting

Flicking through my older posts on the site, I realised I’d covered some deep ground in the early days. So I’ve decided to occasionally repost some hits from the past;  here’s the first from the vault for you to enjoy in its afterlife …  ...
10 step writing method

10 step writing method

Messaging/Copywriting

Why is beginning something so hard?   How many of us have sat knowing we should make a start on that thing to write, but seem unable to do it. Something stops us, dead. We’re frozen by inertia, and can’t begin. However, there’s nothing like a drop-deadline to...
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